Dementia Partnerships
Guidance on Dementia Coding
A team of GPs working to improve dementia care in London, with support from specialist experts, has put together this GP dementia coding guideline. Read more »
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Service specification for dementia: memory service for
early diagnosis and intervention
This specification has been designed to assist commissioners to commission a memory services for early diagnosis and intervention. Read more »
Making involvement count
The resource pack is made up 18 cards each aimed at giving specific information, advice and top tips on a range of topics that will help overcome or prevent this, and support people with dementia to get involved in activities whilst recognising their current abilities. Read more »
Improving the care of people with dementia in general hospitals
Dignity in dementia; improving care in general hospital settings, a Royal College of Nursing led project, has launched tools to improve the care of people with dementia in general hospitals. Read more »
World Alzheimer Report 2011: The benefits of early
diagnosis and intervention
This report commissioned by Alzheimer’s Disease International, shows that there are interventions that are effective in the early stages of dementia, some of which may be more effective when started earlier, and that there is a strong economic argument in favour of earlier diagnosis and timely intervention. Read more »
Bristol dementia practice incentive scheme
An NHS Bristol incentive scheme which has achieve over 50% sign up and from those practices, nearly 250 people were identified as having dementia and added to the registers. The biggest improvement was 37 people in one practice (2012-13). Read more »
Report on the GP education seminar programme
This report explains the methodology and details the currently available outcomes of a locally-delivered GP education seminar programme intended to improve primary care awareness, knowledge, early identification and management of people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Mild cognitive impairment factsheet
This Alzheimer’s Society factsheet explains the link between Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, and the benefits of having MCI diagnosed. Read more »
National Dementia Commissioning Pack
The Dementia Commissioning Pack provides practical resources for commissioners for use with a range of different providers, setting out a commissioning framework and outline approach to identify service development and redesign priorities. Read more »
Case for change – memory service for people with dementia
This document explains the evidence that has been used to identify eligible patients and for the design of the memory service and its core components. Read more »